In Munich 'not even the Oktoberfest beer prices could spoil the mood'

150,000 Bayern Munich fans flooded in to Munich's Leopold Street and the surrounding area after their team's victory in the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. Photograph: Lennart Preiss/Bongarts/Getty Images

As drizzle continued to soak the streets of Germany's capital on Sunday, fans of Borussia Dortmund were still absorbing the fact that Bayern Munich snatched away the Champions League title just minutes before the end of a historic final pitting two German teams against each other for the first time.

"Bayern robbed the thing," the front page of Berlin's Sunday edition of the Berliner Kurier proclaimed, referring to Arjen Robben's late goal in the 2-1 victory at Wembley.

Meanwhile in Munich parties went on deep into the night. The centre of the celebration at the city's Leopold Street was heaving within minutes of the final whistle with about 150,000 fans dancing, jumping, singing and crying, celebrating their first victory in the Champions League final since 2001 and leading to some underground stations having to be closed due to overcrowding. Not even the increased security as a result of terrorism threats or the increased Oktoberfest beer prices could spoil the celebratory mood, reported the German news magazine Der Spiegel on its website.

"In the end, Bayern Munich were the better team and wanted it more," said Bayern fan Michael Schoen, 37. "It's a great relief. I still remember last year, the pain and disappointment when we lost to Chelsea."

Munich's evening paper, the Abendzeitung München, dubbed Bayern's star player "Rockin' Robben" and said the game had resulted in a "happy end" for the Bayern side as fans sitting in the team's home stadium at the Allianz Arena – where Bayern Munich suffered a bitter defeat by Chelsea in the last Champions League final – breathed a huge sigh of relief before piling on to the pitch in jubilation.

In its online edition the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the daily paper produced in Munich, said Dortmund had put in a good performance, and played its part in the "most top-notch Champions League final in recent years". But, in the end, wrote the paper, Dortmund's strength gave way.

"For Dortmund, after a brief mourning period, pride in its Champions League will be the dominant emotion," it said.

The paper expressed surprise that Jürgen Klopp, the Dortmund manager who is often "led by his emotion", was able to keep his calm following the defeat – the end of a cycle, it said, that has seen Dortmund win "almost every game" over the past three years. "Head up," the paper quoted the coach as saying defiantly. "We will be back."

Meanwhile, in Dortmund, the end of the match saw tens of thousands of fans leaving screens at public viewing spots with heads bowed and shoulders slumped.

"It is the memory that will linger in their minds from this season. Now, a summer break begins for BVB – a lot of time to mourn," wrote Der Spiegel.

Even so, it is not all about disappointment for Dortmund fans. "The sentiment is unanimous: the BVB fans are proud of their team," wrote the Ruhr Nachrichten, Dortmund's regional paper, on its website, announcing plans for the defeated team to greet fans in the city later on Sunday.

Around 60,000 supporters are expected to turn out for Borussia Dortmund's return from Wembley, players' heads held high as they arrive at their home stadium, Signal Iduna Park.

Germany's biggest newspaper, Bild, was also positive about the game calling it "one of the greatest football nights" and "one of which Germans can be proud". "Bayern has the cup. Dortmund is deeply sad. But we say: thank you to both for this great night at Wembley."